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The Praxis Blog’s Greatest Hits: Our Most Popular, Valuable and Controversial Blog Posts of All Time

By Derek MagillMarch 23, 2017

It’s been over three years since we wrote our very first blog post on the Praxis blog. Since then we’ve written over 500 blog articles and we’ve got no intentions of stopping. Looking back through…

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Get a full time job in 9 months. Start your career now. No degree required.

Meet Praxis Advisor Amanda Kingsmith: World Traveler, Yoga Teacher, and Writer

By Derek MagillMarch 22, 2017

Meet Praxis advisor Amanda Kingsmith. Amanda is a dynamic entrepreneur on a mission creating a life of travel and exploration where she creates value from all corners of the world. I caught up with her…

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Praxis. Get a full time job in 9 months. No degree required and mo reason to hate college.

What is Praxis “for?”

By Derek MagillMarch 22, 2017

We often write here on the Praxis blog about things we say we’re against. Don’t go to college. Don’t rely on your resume in the job process. Don’t blindly follow the conventional wisdom. It might…

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Praxis. Get a full time job in 9 months. No degree required and mo reason to hate college.

Praxis in Prague: How to Get a Job without a Degree (Video)

By Derek MagillMarch 20, 2017

This past weekend I had the opportunity to travel to Prague to speak to hundreds of students at LibertyCon 2017 about Praxis and our model for the future of education. Praxis has been getting international…

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Praxis. Get a full time job in 9 months. No degree required and mo reason to hate college.

Meet Praxis Advisor Amanda Grimmett: Professional Event Planner in NYC

By Derek MagillMarch 20, 2017

Meet Praxis advisor Amanda Grimmett. Amanda is an event planner working in New York City who loves the outdoors. She works with a cohort of Praxis participants to help them navigate the challenges of being a…

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Praxis. Get a full time job in 9 months. No degree required and mo reason to hate college.

4 Reasons to Work at a Company Before Starting Your Own

By Derek MagillMarch 17, 2017

I gave a talk yesterday to a group of students who are interested in being entrepreneurs one day. Many of them were wondering what they could do now to begin preparing. Should they get a…

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